Champions League: Lisbon to Host ‘Final Eight’, Decider on August 23
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SPORT SPORT | 07 SPORT | 09 Britain's Rose England name 8 splits with uncapped players long-time swing in training group coach Foley for WI Tests THURSDAY 18 JUNE 2020 Champions League: Lisbon to host ‘final eight’, decider on August 23 AFP — PARIS General view of the Luz Stadium in Lisbon, There are still restrictions taken on June 17, 2020. The UEFA Champions in place in wider Portuguese The 2019-2020 Champions League quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will society, as the country eases League, suspended since be played as a straight knockout tournament in its lockdown, but UEFA is con- March because of the corona- Lisbon between August 12 and 23. fident there will be no need for virus pandemic, will be another change of plan completed in a ‘final eight’ between now and August. format in Lisbon in August, “For now things look well, UEFA said yesterday. and we hope everything will Europe’s top club compe- be fine until we organise the tition will be decided by a final eight. There is no reason series of one-off matches from to have a Plan B but we are QOC to organise the quarter-final stage assessing the situation, not beginning in the Portuguese week by week but day by day, month-long capital on August 12, with the and we will adapt when the final on August 23, European time comes, if necessary,” said 'Team Qatar football’s governing body con- Ceferin. firmed following a meeting of The draw for the Cham- its executive committee. pions League quarter-finals Virtual Games' Similarly, the Europa will take place on July 10. League will be completed with There are still four last 16, — DOHA THE PENINSULA a ‘final eight’ across four second legs to be completed, German cities, with the final and it is possible those games The Qatar Olympic Committee in Cologne on August 21. could also be moved to (QOC), in partnership with The closing stages of the Portugal. Ooredoo (the Platinum Sponsor), women’s Champions League then we don’t think we could Istanbul will now host UEFA said all matches Atletico Madrid, Paris Sports Corner (Platinum will also go ahead in an eight- have spectators at the Europa the 2021 final instead, would be split between Ben- Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig and Sponsor) and Snoonu App team straight knock-out tour- League and Champions League with Saint-Petersburg, fica’s 65,000-capacity Estadio Atalanta all qualified for the (Golden sponsor), will be organ- nament in Bilbao and San quarter-finals, semi-finals and Munich and London da Luz, and the nearby quarter-finals before the com- ising the “Team Qatar Virtual Sebastian, in Spain, from finals but things are changing 50,000-seat Estadio Jose petition was suspended. hosting the following Games” for adults and kids August 21 to 30. rapidly,” he said. Alvalade, home of Sporting. The remaining last 16, during the next four weeks. “Football is leading the “A month ago I couldn’t three years. Portugal’s credentials to second legs are: Juventus v The first week of the event return to a more normal life even answer if we could play host the mini-tournament Lyon; Manchester City v Real will feature the global cele- here in Europe,” said UEFA the competition. Now we will were boosted by the fact that Madrid; Bayern Munich v bration of the Olympic Day. president Aleksander Ceferin, play it, hopefully.” fans from different clubs could it has not been as badly hit by Chelsea and Barcelona v Other events include the “Live but in all cases it remains to be With the European death travel.” the pandemic as other western Napoli. With Team Qatar” Program, seen if any supporters will be toll from the coronavirus The men’s Champions European countries, and it has If needed, the games will Team Qatar Kids Virtual Run, allowed to attend matches. easing and numerous EU League final was initially due no clubs left in the compe- be played in the Portuguese Team Qatar Virtual Run and old Games around Europe are countries this week opening to be played in Istanbul in May tition. The Portuguese league cities of Porto and Olympic Photo gallery. currently being played behind their borders again to visitors, before the COVID-19 crisis recently resumed matches Guimaraes. The second week will feature closed doors amid strict health there is some hope that took hold. behind closed doors. As well as Cologne, the Kids Arts and Crafts Competition guidelines, and Ceferin said no matches can be played before The Turkish city will now “UEFA has shown the con- nearby German cities of (Think With Team Qatar) and decision would be made on crowds. host the 2021 final instead, fidence it has in the Portuguese Duisburg, Duesseldorf and FIFA online Tournament in whether to let spectators in Ceferin added: “We don’t with Saint-Petersburg, Munich people,” said Fernando Gomes, Gelsenkirchen will be used for addition to the “Live With Team “until mid-July”. know if (it would be) only the and London hosting the fol- head of the country’s football the Europa League final eight, Qatar” Program and Team Qatar “If I would answer today local fans, if no fans, or even if lowing three years. federation. starting on August 10. Kids Virtual Run. For the third week, there will be the “Live With Team Qatar” Program, Team Qatar Kids Cycling Race, Kids Arts and Villa, Sheffield United draw Crafts Competition (Think With Team Qatar) in addition to Team Qatar Virtual Cycling Race. as Premier League returns The “Team Qatar Virtual Games” will be rounded up on the fourth week with the con- REUTERS — BIRMINGHAM The players and match offi- an off-balance Nyland caught a tinuation of the “Live With Team cials all took a knee on the opening curling free kick but was bundled Qatar” Program. Other events Aston Villa and Sheffield United whistle as the league formally back over the line by team-mate lined up for the final week drew 0-0 yesterday as the joined worldwide protests against Keinan Davis in a clumsy include the Team Qatar Kids Premier League returned to racism, sparked by the death of defensive mix-up. Virtual Run, Kids Arts and Crafts action after a 100-day hiatus due George Floyd in America. Yet the referee, pointing to his Competition (Think With Team to COVID-19 with strong anti- The players’ names on the watch, looked to indicate that Qatar) and Team Qatar Virtual racism statements and imme- back of their shirts were replaced goalline technology had not ver- Run. diate controversy. with the words ‘Black Lives Matter’ ified the ball had crossed the line, This edition of the “Team Technology was thrust back and there was a moment’s silence despite what appeared to be clear Qatar Virtual Games” for adults into the spotlight as the visitors before kickoff in memory of those evidence on TV replays. and kids follows the huge appeared to be denied a goal at an who died in the COVID-19 health There was no intervention success of the virtual events empty Villa Park, when Villa goal- crisis, which included the father from VAR. A signal usually beeps Sheffield United’s Oliver McBurnie and Aston Villa’s organised by the QOC on its keeper Orjan Nyland looked as if of Villa manager Dean Smith. on the match official’s watch to Conor Hourihane gesture after the match yesterday. social media platforms. he had carried the ball over the The home side enjoyed a confirm if the ball has crossed the goalline. let-off just before the break when line. World 100m champ Coleman suspended Christian Coleman was AFP — LOS ANGELES Coleman said he was out Those offences were Thatt missedmissed test meansmeans thatthat shopping for Christmas provisionally suspended recorded on June 6, 2018 and his offencesnces in January and April Reigning world 100m champion presents. over a missed drugs test, on January 16 and April 26 in of last yearyear come into play. Christian Coleman (pictured) “I was more than ready and putting him at risk of a 2019. Underder World Anti-Doping was provisionally suspended available for testing and if I had two-year ban that would Coleman successfully Agency rules, any combination yesterday over a missed drugs received a phone call I could’ve rule him out of next year’s argued that the first missed case of threee whereaboutswhereabouts failuresfailures test, putting him at risk of a taken the drug test and carried Tokyo Olympics. should have been backdated to -- eitherr missing a test or failing two-year ban that would rule on with my night,” he said. the first day of the quarter -- to file paperworkpaperwork on time -- him out of next year’s Tokyo “I’ve been contacted by April 1, 2018 -- meaning the within a 12-month Olympics. phone literally every other time Coleman says in a three failures fell just outside period isis deemeddeemed Coleman, who only nar- I’ve been tested,” said Coleman. statement on Twitter that the required 12-month period. a dopingg offence rowly avoided being banned The AIU responded in an he was the victim of “a Yesterday’s suspension for punishableable by last year after three violations email in which they said “we purposeful attempt to get again missing a test was greeted a two-year-year of anti-doping “whereabouts” will not comment on the spe- me to miss a test.” with disbelief by the track and suspension,sion, rules across 2018 and 2019, said cifics of an ongoing case” but field community.